2016 Election Night Events Timeline
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2016 Poll Closing Times

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Time Polls Close TZ EV Announcement EV Tally
(EST) Clinton Trump Und N/A
6:00 p.m. Indiana(*/EST) 11 Not Closed
Kentucky(*/EST) 8 Not Closed
7:00 p.m. Florida(*/EST) 29 Not Closed
Georgia(EST) 16 Too Close to Call +16
Indiana(*/CST) 11 Called for Trump +11
Kentucky(*/CST) 8 Called for Trump +8
South Carolina(EST) 9 Too Close to Call +9
Vermont(EST) 3 Called for Clinton +3
Virginia(EST) 13 Too Close to Call +13
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump19
Clinton3
Undecided38
Not Allocated478
Election Night Pie Chart
7:30 p.m. North Carolina(EST)# 15 Too Close to Call +15
Ohio(EST) 18 Too Close to Call +18
West Virginia(EST) 5 Called for Trump +5
7:50 p.m. South Carolina 9 Called for Trump +9 -9
8:00 p.m. Alabama(CST) 9 Called for Trump +9
Connecticut(EST) 7 Called for Clinton +7
Delaware(EST) 3 Called for Clinton +3
D.C.(EST) 3 Called for Clinton +3
Florida(*/CST) 29 Too Close to Call +29
Illinois(CST) 20 Called for Clinton +20
Kansas(*/CST) 6 Not Closed
Maine(EST) 4 Too Close to Call +4
Maryland(EST) 10 Called for Clinton +10
Massachusetts(EST) 11 Called for Clinton +11
Michigan(*/EST) 16 Not Closed
Mississippi(CST) 6 Called for Trump +6
Missouri(CST) 10 Too Close to Call +10
New Hampshire(EST) 4 Too Close to Call +4
New Jersey(EST) 14 Called for Clinton +14
Oklahoma(CST) 7 Called for Trump +7
Pennsylvania(EST) 20 Too Close to Call +20
Rhode Island(EST) 4 Called for Clinton +4
South Dakota(*/CST) 3 Not Closed
Tennessee(EST/CST) 11 Called for Trump +11
Texas(*/CST) 38 Not Closed
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Clinton75
Trump66
Undecided129
Not Allocated268
Election Night Pie Chart
8:30 p.m. Arkansas(CST) 6 Called for Trump +6
9:00 p.m. Arizona(MST) 11 Too Close to Call +11
Colorado(MST) 9 Too Close to Call +9
Kansas(*/MST) 6 Called for Trump +6
Louisiana(CST) 8 Called for Trump +8
Michigan(*/CST) 16 Too Close to Call +16
Minnesota(CST) 10 Too Close to Call +10
Nebraska(CST/MST) 5 Called for Trump +5
New Mexico(MST) 5 Too Close to Call +5
New York(EST) 29 Called for Clinton +29
North Dakota(*/CST) 3 Called for Trump +3
South Dakota(*/MST) 3 Called for Trump +3
Texas(*/MST) 38 Called for Trump +38
Wisconsin(CST) 10 Too Close to Call +10
Wyoming(MST) 3 Called for Trump +3
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump137
Clinton104
Undecided190
Not Allocated107
Election Night Pie Chart
10:00 p.m. Idaho(*/MST) 4 Not Closed
Iowa(CST) 6 Too Close to Call +6
Montana(MST) 3 Called for Trump +3
Nevada(PST) 6 Too Close to Call +6
Oregon(*/MST) 7 Not Closed
Utah(MST) 6 Too Close to Call +6
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump140
Clinton104
Undecided208
Not Allocated86
Election Night Pie Chart
10:03 p.m. New Mexico 5 Called for Clinton +5 -5
10:06 p.m. Missouri 10 Called for Trump +10 -10
10:21 p.m. Ohio 18 Called for Trump +18 -18
10:30 p.m. Virginia 13 Called for Clinton +13 -13
10:35 p.m. Colorado 9 Called for Clinton +9 -9
11:00 p.m. California(PST) 55 Called for Clinton +55
Hawaii(HI) 4 Called for Clinton +4
Idaho(*/PST) 4 Called for Trump +4
North Dakota(*/MST) 3 Already Called
Oregon(*/PST) 7 Called for Clinton +7
Washington(PST) 12 Called for Clinton +12
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Clinton209
Trump172
Undecided154
Not Allocated3
Election Night Pie Chart
11:07 p.m. North Carolina 15 Called for Trump +15 -15
11:30 p.m. Florida 29 Called for Trump +29 -29
11:30 p.m. Utah 6 Called for Trump +6 -6
11:30 p.m. Iowa 6 Called for Trump +6 -6
11:44 p.m. Georgia 16 Called for Trump +16 -16
12:00 a.m. Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump244
Clinton209
Undecided82
Not Allocated3
Election Night Pie Chart
Alaska(*/AKST) 3 Not Closed
12:32 a.m. Nevada 6 Called for Clinton +6 -6
01:00 a.m. Alaska(*/ALST) 3 Too Early to Call +3
Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump244
Clinton215
Undecided79
Not Allocated0
Election Night Pie Chart
02:00 a.m. Maine 4 Split Call +3 +1 -4
02:12 a.m. Alaska 3 Called for Trump +3 -3
02:40 a.m. Clinton called to Concede
03:04 a.m. Wisconsin 10 Called for Trump +10 -10
03:04 a.m. Pennsylvania 20 Called for Trump +20 -20
03:04 a.m. Trump crosses the 270 Electoral Vote Threshold
07:00 a.m. Election Night Map
Electoral Vote Count
Trump278
Clinton218
Undecided42
Not Allocated0
Election Night Pie Chart
Arizona 11
Michigan 16
Minnesota 10
New Hampshire 4

(*/TMZ) - the state resides in two time zones and the polls close at the same local time (i.e. the polls in the time zone further west close one hour later).
(TMZ1/TMZ2) - the state resides in two time zone and the polls close synchronously

# - a portion of the state may have poll closings at a later time.
07:00pm - New Hampshire - permits its 13 cities to keep their polls open until 8 PM EST by local option.
07:30pm - North Carolina - allows its County Boards of Elections to decide whether to keep polls open until 8:30 p.m. EST

Call times are from NBC News and are approximate.

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